Geheimnis
dasNounsecret
English translations
- 01
secret
- 02
mystery
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Geheimnis ist etwas, das nicht öffentlich bekannt ist oder geheim gehalten wird.
- English meaning
- secret
- Synonym
- Rätsel, Mysterium
- German example
- Ich habe ein Geheimnis zu erzählen.
- English example
- I have a secret to tell.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- das
- Singular Form
- das Geheimnis
- Plural Form
- die Geheimnisse
Related words
- Geheimnisverrat
Disclosure of secrets refers to the unauthorized disclosure of secret information or state secrets.
- geheimnisvoll
Mysterious
- Geschäftsgeheimnis
Trade secret
- Bankgeheimnis
Bank secrecy
- Briefgeheimnis
Privacy of correspondence
- Mitwisserin
Accessory, accomplice (female)
- Hehl
Secrecy, concealment
- Hexenküche
Witches' kitchen
- Verstrickung
Entanglement
- Heimlichtuerei
Heimlichtuerei refers to behavior in which someone keeps something secret or hides it, often with the aim of concealing or obscuring something.
- Läuschen
To eavesdrop means to secretly listen to a conversation.
- Verschweiger
Withholder, concealer
- verraten
to betray, to reveal
- die Katze aus dem Sack lassen
to let the cat out of the bag
- enthüllen
to reveal
- verplappern
To blurt out, to spill the beans
- in den Rücken fallen
To stab someone in the back means to betray or harm someone secretly, especially through actions that happen in secret.
- ergründen
To fathom
- schmutzige Wäsche waschen
To air dirty laundry
- arkan
Arcane
- eingeweiht
Initiated, inaugurated
- esoterisch
Esoteric
- diskret
discreet
- verschwiegen
Discreet means that someone keeps secrets or confidential information to themselves and does not pass it on.
- mystisch
Mystical
- schattenhaft
Shadowy
- Riesenkalmar
Giant squid
- Detektiv
A detective is a person who professionally investigates crimes or mysteries.
- Neugierde
curiosity
- Heimlichkeit
secrecy, secretiveness
- Teilchendetektor
A particle detector is a device used to measure and identify elementary particles.
- Enthüllung
Revelation
- Mitwissersein
Being an accessory, knowledge of a crime
- Mystagoge
Mystagogue
- anvertrauen
to confide
- verklappen
to blab, to spill the beans
- preisgeben
To reveal
- enträtseln
To decipher or solve a mystery or puzzle.
- zuflüstern
To whisper something to someone, often to share a secret or confidential information.
- stillschweigen
Secrecy, silence
- ausplaudern
To blurt out
- abgründig
Abysmal
- kryptisch
Cryptic
- mysteriös
mysterious
- rätselhaft
enigmatic, mysterious
- okkult
Occult
- tiefgrün
Deep green
- enigmatisch
"enigmatic" means puzzling, mysterious, or difficult to understand.
- indiskret
Indiscreet
Example sentences with “Geheimnis”
Das ist ein großes Geheimnis. (That is a big secret.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the plural of 'Geheimnis'?
It is 'die Geheimnisse'.